Figure link for jewelry



June 27, 1944. I s. D. GOLD STEIN 2,352,381

FIGURE LINK FOB. JEWELRY Filed June 8 1942 A TTORNEY Patented June 27,1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FIGURE LINK Foit JEWELRY Samuel D.Goldstein, St. Louis, Mo.

Application June 8, 1942, Serial No. 446,190

1 Claim.

This invention relates to articles of jewelry, and more particularly toindividual units or links of jewelry adapted to be severally purchasedand assembled to form a complete bracelet, necklace, anklet, or otherform of link jewelry.

An object of the invention is to provide an elongate link upon one faceof which is medially represented any desired figure, such as that of anaviator, sailor, marine or soldier, and having a signet or name plate atone end formed with an eyelet or slot in its outer margin, and a stiffyet malleable tongue extended at the opposite end of the figure, wherebya plurality of such links may be releasably connected by successivelyinserting the tongue of one link through the eye of another link andbending the end of the tongue back against the link.

Another object is to provide as an article of jewelry, an elongatefigure link having the figure of a person flatly shown on its outer sidein a frontal or face view and extended longitudinally of the link, aname plate joined to the base or foot of the link whereon the name orinitials of a person may be written or engraved, a relatively thingrommet extended from the outer end margin of the name plate and at theback of the link, thereby providing at the base an upturned recess orcorner lap at the juncture of grommet and name-plate, and a relativelythin, stiff and malleable tongue extended superficially at the head endof the link, thereby providing thereat a down-turned recess or cornerlap at the back of the neck of the figure, in reversed relation to thecorner lap of the base, whereby a plurality of similar links may beregularly and smoothly joined by successively passing the tongue of onelink downwardly through the grommet of another link, drawing the headend of the one link up into the corner recess of the other link, andthen bending the tongue sharply up against the back of the link toreleasably join the links.

A. still further object of the invention is to provide a fiat, elongatefigure link of the kind referred to, showing in frontal elevation thelikeness of a person with head slightly advanced or elevated above orforwardly of the back confern ably to nature, a name plate supportedupon the feet of the figure, a relatively thin grommet extendedlongitudinally outwardly of t e a e a the under side thereof, and arelatively thin tongue extended superficially from the oppo ite end ofthe figure, whereby, by successively passing the tongues of a pluralityof links through the grommets of other links and then bending thembackward, the series of links may be formed into a bracelet or otherarticle of jewelry, with the heads of the several links overlapping thegrommets of adjacent links, in a regular, smooth and even formation.

With the stated objects in view, attention is directed to theaccompanying drawing, showing one preferred embodiment of the invention,and wherein:

Figure 1 is an enlarged plan view of three figure links, as formed inaccordance with this invention, and joined together.

Figure 2 is an edge view of the assembly of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a .plan View of a single figure link, prior to connectingsame in series.

Figure 4 is an edge view of the link of Figure 3.

The invention comprises a figure-link referred to generally at 5, thesame being preferably flat and elongate as shown, and made of anysuitable metal or other material. The medial portion of the link isconformed substantially to the shape or figure of a person 6, in anycharacter, such as a soldier, sailor, marine or aviator-a frontalelevation of the figure being represented longitudinally along the upperor outer side of the link. The head end of the link is recessed outtransversely at the back of the head 1 and neck 8 of the figure, asindicated at 9, this recess may represent or follow the natural forwardthrust of the head and neck relative to the body In of the figure. Arelatively thin tongue ll, of stiff yet bendable material, is extendedlongitudinally and superficially from the outer or frontal portion ofthe head end of the link.

A name plate 12 is formed and extended at the foot of the figure-link,the superficial showing or configuration preferably though notnecessarily being such that the plate l2 would appear to be supportedupon the toes l3 and ankles Id of the figure. (See Fig. 3.) Upon thisplate l2 the name or initials of a person may be written or engraved.

At the under side or back of the plate I2 a relatively thin grommet I5is extended longitudinally, said grommet being formed with eye or slotI5, adapted to receive the tongue ll of an adjacent link, as Ed. Thusthere is formed, at the juncture of grommet and name plate of each link,a transverse angular recess or corner I! adapted to smoothly and evenlyreceive the head portion 1 of the link 5a, and so on, link after link,until the assembly is of the required length. The joining is completedby inserting the tongues ll successively down through the grommets ii ofthe added links, and then bending the tongues back and up against theunder sides of the links. (See Fig. 2.) In this operation the headportions are drawn up and overlapped onto the grommets, the latterfitting smoothly within the spaces at the back of the head and neckportions of the figure links, thus providing a regular and evenlyaligned assembly of links.

There are here shown in Figs. 1 and 2 only three such links as thusjoined, but any required number may be connected, to complete a braceletor the like. The several links are preferably curved, in a conventionalmanner and as shown, to meet the curvature of the wrist of the wearer.

Any desired changes or alterations in the structures shown may be made,within the scope of the claim.

I claim:

An article of jewelry comprising a series of elongated links each havinga back face lying approximately in a plane and a frontal face impressedto form an ornamental design, a flat elongated tongue of deformablematerial extending longitudinally from one end of the link and aU-shaped grommet extending longitudinally from the other end of thelink, said grommet having one face lying in the plane of the back facebut inset from the frontal face of the link and said tongue joining thelink at a point offset outwardly from the back face .of the link, thedistance of offset of the tongue corresponding approximately to thethickness of the grommet,

1 said tongue extending through the grommet of SAMUEL D. GOLDSTEIN.

